Overview
- Former economy minister Éric Lombard reiterated on Thursday that “thousands” of affluent taxpayers report a zero reference income and pay no income tax, citing legal remuneration via holdings.
- Public Accounts minister Amélie de Montchalin told the Assembly there is no Bercy document proving the claim and said she will provide available data to Finance Committee chair Éric Coquerel, while the DGFiP declined comment citing fiscal secrecy.
- Economy minister Roland Lescure said Thursday that “this note does not exist,” acknowledging only that some taxpayers use optimization that lowers what they pay.
- Coquerel has formally requested DGFiP notes and analyses and said he intends to collect the documents from Bercy by Monday.
- The budget context shifted this week as deputies scrapped the proposed tax on patrimonial holdings and the Assembly rejected a Socialist bid to broaden wealth taxation.